Originally Posted by
jattpower
After giving it a bit or if its in traffic, the temp gauge is max!
And I know this might sound stupid, but just from popping the bonnet and then engine seems very hot and alot hotter than the other cars ive owned
Or maybe I should just get used to the engine producing that much heat?
That is not very scientific and until you present some factual figures, you're just pissing in the wind "guessing" LOL
. Even when my car has just come in from a run (where the temp hasn't exceeded 90°C), the slam panel is too hot to even lean on.
The close confines of an Escort engine bay is a very hostile environment heat wise and for track use, you have to go to a LOT of lengths to shield everything - look at my shielding around the turbo as a prime example:
Despite this, there is nothing I would want to touch in the engine bay once the engine is up to temp
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